Editing Scottish Terrier (section)

==Description==
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===Appearance===
[[File:Scottish Terriers.jpg|thumb|A black and a wheaten Scottish Terrier]]
[[File:Scottish Koira 2013.JPG|thumb|left|A brindle Scottish Terrier|198x198px]]
[[File:3scottish terriers.jpg|thumb|Scottish Terriers in three colours<!-- with dark gray, jet black and wheaten coats -->|182x182px]]
[[File:Scottie Pup Learning to Swim.jpg|thumb|Scottish Terrier with life jacket.]]
[[File:Scottie Face.jpg|thumb|Scottish Terrier]]
The Scottish Terrier is a small, compact, short-legged, sturdily-built [[terrier]] of good bone and substance. They have a hard, wiry, weather-resistant coat and a thick-set, [[Dog terminology#Body|cobby]] body which is hung between short, heavy legs. These characteristics, joined with their very special keen, piercing, "varminty" expression, and their erect ears and tail are salient features of the breed. According to The Scottish Terrier Club of America's Breed Standard, the eyes should be small, bright and piercing, and almond-shaped not round. Their color can range from black, greyish-black, and even white. The ears should be small, prick, set well up on the skull and pointed, but never cut. They should be covered with short velvety hair.<ref name=STCA_Breed_Standard>{{cite web|title=STCA_Breed_Standard|url=http://www.stca.biz/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=116&Itemid=35|access-date=19 July 2012}}</ref>

According to the STCA Breed Standard, height at withers for both genders should be roughly {{convert|25|cm|in|abbr=on}}, and the length of back from withers to tail is roughly {{convert|28|cm|in|abbr=on}}. Generally a well-balanced Scottie dog should weigh from {{convert|8.5|to|10|kg|lb|abbr=on}} and a female from {{convert|8|to|9.5|kg|lb|abbr=on}}.<ref name=STCA_Breed_Standard /> It is about {{convert|10|to|11|in|cm}} in height.<ref name="weight">{{cite book |title=The Encyclopedia of Dog Breeds |last=Cunliffe |first=Juliette |year=2002 |publisher=Parragon |isbn=0-7525-8018-3 |page=248 }}</ref>

===Coat===

The Scottish Terrier typically has a hard, wiry outer coat with a soft, dense undercoat. According to the STCA Breed Standard, the coat should be trimmed and blended into the furnishings to give a distinct Scottish Terrier outline. The longer coat on the beard, legs and lower body may be slightly softer than the body coat but should not be or appear fluffy.<ref name=STCA_Breed_Standard /> This longer coat on the legs is often referred to as the skirt of the Scottie and should be brushed daily to avoid knotted or matted fur.

The coat colours range from dark gray to jet black and [[brindle]], a mix of black and brown. Scotties with wheaten (straw to nearly white) coats sometimes occur, and are similar in appearance to the [[Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier]] or [[West Highland White Terrier]].

Many black and brindle Scottish Terrier coats can contain specks of silver and white all throughout or in small patch-like areas of the dog's fur.